So Sorry!

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Hey everybody,

I'm so sorry it's been so long since the last blog! Now, finally, for your viewing pleasure - new pictures! I only have 3 weeks left at my job here in Colorado. Then it's time for vacation. I'm really looking forward to it. Good times. I finally broke down and bought a wireless card, so now I have easier access to internet, but before it was near impossible to find public internet. I was more connected in rural Ecuador than in rural Colorado!

I have been having some crazy times at this job. I'll explain more for anyone who cares to listen in a less public forum. Let's just say this job is making me really excited about going back to school. I basically drive around on an ATV all day on some really dry dusty fallow fields here looking for nests. I've found 32 Mountain Plover nests so far and I feel like I'm doing my part to conserve their species.

I'm going to keep this short so I can load more pictures. I'm sorry again that it's been so long. Hope you enjoy!

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Photos

Meet the Mountain Plover
Cute little boogers, huh?

Scenery
It's flat and dry. There are very few trees. Almost the ecological opposite of the cloud forest.

My rides
Pretty sweet.

All roads lead to...
Grover, Colorado! Pop. 120 (more or less)

One of the Pawnee Buttes
A landmark of the shortgrass prairie.

A typical Mountain Plover nesting site
Dry and dusty!

Mountain Plover
Strike a pose.

Dirty face.
Nice mustache, eh? And I've been much dirtier.

Cleaner face.
Although, still not entirely clean. Many thanks to Aunt Carrie for the face cleansing cloths! They have really come in handy in a pinch.

Biology in Action!
All my gear and a newly marked nest in the background.

Comments

[Grandma Lohnes]

Nice Pictures!
Becca, That was great to get another blog from you. Glad you have the wireless card now. That little Mountain Plover looks pretty cute, but how do you ever find those nests? I could not find the Plover in the one picture. Hope the job is going much more smoothly and that your next three weeks will go quickly. Love, Grandma